Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is set to increase its prices for Mitsui EPT, the company’s brand of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM). The change will apply to all Mitsui EPT products supplied from Dec. 1 onward, with prices rising by at least 40 yen ($0.35) per kilogram. Explaining the decision, Mitsui Chemicals started by noting that market conditions for EPDM...
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Bridgestone to Supply Lexus With Tires Incorporating Run-Flat Technology
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has announced that it will be supplying its Alenza 001 tires as OE for the new Lexus NX, which is set to start rolling out this month. Alenza is a premium SUV tire brand targeted toward on-road use. And the Alenza 001 set to be fitted to the Lexus NX is being positioned by Bridgestone as one...
Bando Chemical Launches New Device to Monitor Swallowing Habits
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195) launched sales last month for B4S, a health care device in the form of a swallowing monitor that utilizes the company’s proprietary C-Stretch stretchable strain sensor. The new product is able to easily perceive throat movement: the B4S device is pressed against the throat, with its embedded C-Stretch stretchable strain sensor then perceiving throat movement...
Mercedes-Benz to Outfit Revamped C-Class Vehicles With High-Performance Tires From Goodyear Japan
Nippon Goodyear K.K.’s Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 ultrahigh-performance tire has been adopted for use on the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles. The new C-Class represents the first full model update in seven years, incorporating a plethora of safety functions and other design elements from the flagship S-Class models. New C-Class sedans feature a fully electrified drive train, highly efficient motorized energy...
Tokai Carbon Sees January–September Sales Revenue Rise 28% Year-on-Year
Carbon black manufacturer Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. (TYO:5301) has posted its business results for the first three quarters of fiscal 2021, revealing 185.1 billion yen ($1.63 billion) in sales revenue, up 28 percent year-on-year, and 17.67 billion yen in operating income, up 137.9 percent. Looking at individual segments, the company’s carbon black business generated 72.26 billion yen in sales revenue,...
Yokohama Rubber Launches New All-Season Tire for Toyota’s JPN Taxi
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has launched domestic sales for the Taxi Touring A/S, an all-season tire for the JPN Taxi sold by Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203). The tire comes in one size: 185/65R15 88H. With accidents caused by heavy snow in urban areas becoming an issue for Japan in recent years, the country has tightened its laws around the...
